>> it's really scary when you can see the flames coming up over the houses. it's like armageddon now at 5:00. >> wind fueled wildfires exploding out of control in southern california and growing deadlier. >> my heart just breaks for all my neighbors who have lost their homes tonight. >> entire neighborhoods have been reduced to rubble, and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated. fire crews from the bay area and beyond are now racing to los angeles county to help firefighters who are overwhelmed. >> the main priority right now for us is actually rescuing and protecting lives. saving homes is number two. >> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. >> good evening, i'm claudine wong. we are following those devastating wildfires in southern california tonight. but we first want to bring you some breaking news from santa rosa. santa ra police are at a home where four people have been

found dead. this is on monarch court near west third street. from sky fox. you could see the police presence there this afternoon. and police tape across the street. santa rosa police say they cannot confirm the cause of their deaths right now, but they say they don't believe there is currently any threat to public safety. there is no word yet on the identity of those victims, but we do have a crew headed to that scene, and we'll bring you new information as we get it. and now to the latest from southern california. at this hour, w are following least four major wildfires the largest of which is the palisades fire on the west side of los angeles near malibu. we are also watching the eaton fire burning near pasadena and altadena. and here's what we know so far. authorities say as of tonight, at least five people have been killed by these flames. 100,000 people are under mandatory evacuation orders. over 1000 structures have already been destroyed, and

thousands more are threatened. combined, the fires have burned over 26,000 acres. but that number is likely to change by the hour. and we do have team coverage for you as these fires continue to grow. we have meteorologist mark tamayo tracking those conditions down south that have fueled these historic flames. and ktvu jesse gary is talking with bay area strike teams who are assisting with the firefight. but we begin with ktvu. greg lee, who has the latest from the front lines. greg. >> these fires are burning out of control all over los angeles county in preparation for the santa ana winds, crews were pre-positioned in danger areas, but it was still not enough to contend with four major blazes popping up. and now, as you said, the death toll is rising. the l.a. sheriff confirming at least five people have died at the eaton fire in pasadena. the light of day revealing a path of ongoing devastation. cars burned out, entire neighborhoods leveled, flames ripping through other homes along pacific coast highway. the los angeles county firestorm showing no signs of letting up as crews scramble to

respond to four deadly wind whipped fires. >> we're prepared to do anything and everything as long as it takes to contain these fires and help reconstruct and make sure they get back to normal. >> it's going to be a #### of a long way. president biden and governor newsom received a briefing at a santa monica fire station as the fires exploded in size. the president promising federal resources, including firefighting aircraft. >> we got a be prepared to evacuate at 8:00, and about five minutes later it was get the #### out! do not wait. do not pass go. do not collect $200. so we just got every animal we could in the car and left. >> combined, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and thousands of structures remain threatened. >> last night was one of the most devastating and terrifying nights that we've seen in any part of our city, at any part of our history. >> it began with the palisades fire burning down pacific coast highway, ripping through beachside homes. now the most

destructive in los angeles history, evacuations caused traffic gridlock, prompting some people to leave their cars, which then had to be bulldozed out of the way. >> we have an estimated 1000 structures destroyed and also no reported fatalities and a high number of significant injuries to residents who did not evacuate. in addition to first responders, the eaton fire broke out tuesday night in the angeles national forest, quickly destroying at least 100 structures. >> the flames carried by santa ana winds, with some gusts clocked at 100mph, the national weather service has predicted a continued red flag weather event, with strong winds and low humidities, placing all residents of los angeles county in danger. the hurst fire ignited tuesday night in sylmar, and the woodley fire started wednesday morning and the sepulveda basin. >> together, these fires are

stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits. >> l.a. firefighters calling for resources from around the state, including strike teams from the bay area and now requesting aid from nevada, arizona, oregon and washington state. >> this is a tragic time in our history here in los angeles, but a time where we're really tested and see who we really are. and it's critical that at these times we be patient, that we come together, that we focus on saving lives. >> some good news in the firefight today after being grounded due to extreme winds, la fire announced air operations have resumed, which means much needed water and retardant drops in the newsroom. greg lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right. thank you, greg. and we want to go now to ktvu tom vacar, who just arrived at the fire line of the palisades fire. and, tom, you've covered these fires for decades. can you tell us where you are and what you're seeing? >> i'm at the foot of sunset boulevard at the pacific coast

highway, at a very famous eatery called gladstone's for fish, a very popular place. and it has survived. now, i want you to just take a look very quickly here, and i want you to see that you can see that some of the buildings are still standing. and yet if you go off to the left, you will see that many have been destroyed. we drove down sunset boulevard from the 405 freeway, and what we found was massive destruction on sunset boulevard. now, when you think about i think they were talking about a thousand structures destroyed, some of these structures that we're talking about are multi, multi million dollar homes. the bill for this is going to be remarkably high, very likely to be as high or higher than the paradise fire where the homes were certainly much less expensive. the good news is there seems to be very few things in the way of really major injuries and apparently no deaths, but there have been injuries. now you're looking at smoke rising out of what is a

part of los angeles. you can even see a house burning up on the hill there. these winds are very, very strong. and these winds are so strong, in fact, that it's blowing material into my eyes. but that's just the nature of how much stuff is in there. these winds are strong enough that when something really starts burning, it throws those embers well ahead of the fire. now, in this case, this is the end of the fire, because the next thing behind me just a few feet is the pacific ocean. but in other parts of los angeles, where other fires are raging and continue to rage, as does this one, the situation is very, very straightforward. and that situation is that those embers will come out and they will start other fires. and with these winds being at this velocity, they're going to be fighting spot fires before they can really talk about getting in containment or any kind of a real front to this thing, because that's just not going to happen. this is just too out of sight. and as i say, when you drive down sunset boulevard and you see where tractors had to push cars out of the way, and

you see homes that were standing next to homes that are still around, and yet you see home after home that is burned. it is just major, major damage. that is the situation now. we're going to be looking for other stuff to show you. but in this situation right now basically is that we've just gotten here, we've seen what we've seen. and i can tell you that this is about as massive as damage gets. but it's not the complete wipeout. it's just something where the buildings are either very badly damaged, completely gone, or they just got lucky. but with these winds and those embers, this thing is hardly over. back to you. >> yeah, tom, i can i can see behind you. you know, the emergency crews still there and the lights on and i know pch is, is the main thoroughfare kind of in and around there. the roads get much smaller as you go up into the hills and narrow in some of the, you know, mountain area communities that we see here as well. can you tell me about getting in and out of there? are you in a place where they're only letting emergency

vehicles and press, and was it hard to get to that area, given all the evacuations and different operations they have going? >> well, because state law allows us to be in these disaster areas, as long as we don't make trouble or get in the way, we can come. now, i can tell you that we have not gone up into the narrow roads. but i will tell you something. you're looking at what could very potentially happen in the bay area. when you think of places like the oakland hills, mill valley, san rafael, all of these hillside communities with very, very narrow streets where there's virtually no parking, or if one person parks on one side, it would be difficult for a fire truck to get through. you can see why they used bulldozers to literally push cars that were in perfectly good condition, but abandoned. they pushed them out of the way so the fire trucks could get through. and that is the thing that we need to be very, very mindful of in the bay area is that we have very much this situation. you go up into these hills in malibu and you go up in these hills here in pacific palisades. there are some very nice streets, but

there are some very winding, narrow streets. and in either case, when that flame comes, it doesn't care how wide the street is. it takes out what's in front of it. >> i've heard a lot of conversations about that very issue today. all right. tom vacar be safe down there. thanks so much for that report. and the air quality as you saw from tom's picture. and you can see from this video, it is a big concern in los angeles because you can see how hazy the skies are with that orange hue and that thick smoke. health officials say the air quality is dangerously poor and people are being advised to stay indoors as much as possible. meteorologist mark tamayo joins us now with a look at what we're seeing down there and when conditions are going to get even better for them. mark. >> yeah, they are trending in the right direction, but the wind does not go away completely. claudine. in fact, you can see that you were looking at tom and his live shot. it was still windy out there. so there's still the wind is a big factor in southern california, but some changes in the short term. now the high wind warning to kind of warn everybody about those extreme winds that will expire in about

an hour at 6 p.m. today. the red flag warning continues until 6 p.m. thursday. we are expecting the winds to pick up once again thursday evening and into friday. not like last night, but still. any wind with this setup is not good and a fire weather watch that will likely turn into another red flag warning by thursday evening. this is one site you can see the location at 2300ft outside of malibu. here you can see the winds throughout the day. today, 83 miles an hour. at 8:00 this morning at 12:00 pm, 60 miles an hour at 3 p.m, 50 miles an hour. so the strongest winds from this morning, you can see the satellite detection of these fires. and all those red squares indicate some new detection within the past 12 hours or so, especially out toward the palisades fire and also out toward out toward pasadena as well. showing you this as we check out the current wind reports ontario right now gusting to 41mph, lax gusting to 21 miles an hour. here is the forecast model. once again, we are expecting the winds to decrease somewhat late tonight

into tomorrow morning, but it's not going to go away completely. this is thursday morning. this is 7 a.m. thursday. you'll notice these are brighter colors. these do link up to some stronger wind speeds here. and you'll notice into the afternoon hours and into the evening we'll see those winds pick up once again. so the firefight obviously not over and the winds backing off in the short term. they'll be picking up once again by thursday evening. we'll have more in the bay area forecast coming up in a few minutes claudia. >> all right. thank you. mark. well, the multiple wildfires burning in southern california are too large for any one department to battle alone. so other fire agencies from around the state and the bay area are sending equipment and personnel to help. ktvu is jesse gary live for us in san jose with that part of our coverage? jesse. >> claudine, good evening to you. a small wave of first responders left the south bay last night. they're now on the front lines, not far from where tom vacar was reporting strike team zsc 20 301-a, comprised of five engines. earlier today, the

next strike team hit the highway 101 south for los angeles in san jose and cities and municipalities across the bay area. wednesday is deployment day for many local firefighters headed down south to fight five fires ravaging the southland. >> while there is a certain excitement and anticipation, every one of us is very aware that this is a dangerous occupation and that we will be in perilous way. >> battalion chief javier asensio says this second santa clara county strike team. 23 02a is destined for the front lines of the eaton fire. >> we are trying to help out with the california mutual aid system, our neighbors down south need our assistance. there are structures that have already burned, and that is our primary focus is structure protection, life safety and structure protection. >> this group comprises five engines, one from mountain view, san jose and sunnyvale, and two

from the county. the 22 firefighters have special wildland fire training and tools to lend a hand for up to two weeks. alameda county also adding a fire strike team to the fray. engine companies from oakland, hayward and fremont and two from the county are now in southern california as well. >> i think they're preparing to get right into the heat of it. no pun intended. i'm sorry, but as soon as they get down there, because there's a lot of fire activity going down, it's spreading fast, it's moving fast, and there's really no time to rest. >> santa rosa sent a third strike team wednesday after sending two teams tuesday night. those firefighters will work battling flames in the palisades fire. san francisco sent five engines wednesday morning as part of its contribution to mutual aid, and san mateo county has deployed its task force 2278 to the front lines for some of the firefighters from the south bay. the race down highway 101 to pasadena to save lives and property is personal. >> a lot of our personnel have family down there in different

areas, and since there are several active incidents, it's a good chance that someone, somebody family, immediate family has been evacuated. >> santa clara county fire officials say they still have plenty of firefighters on duty here in the south bay to handle anything that may happen here. we're live in san jose. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news and our coverage of the wildfires will continue throughout tonight's newscast and on the fox local app. >> you can use it to watch live coverage from our los angeles sister station, as well as breaking news as it happens, the fox local app is a free download for your phone and smart tv. [music] coming up on ktvu news at five. san francisco inaugurated its 46th mayor today, and the new mayor is already taking action, declaring a state of emergency and making a pledge to the police department. details on today's ceremony and the community events continuing at this hour. [music] >> i'm asking all of you, every

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have more coverage of the wildfires coming up at 530. well, san francisco has a new mayor after a big ceremony at city hall today. ktvu christien kafton joins us. he was there as daniel lurie was sworn in as the city's 46th mayor. christian. >> yeah. san francisco's new mayor is striking an optimistic tone, but he is acknowledging that there is a lot of hard work ahead. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> with the oath of office, daniel lurie is now san francisco's 46th mayor. the new mayor shared his hopes for the future of the city. >> together, together, we can all get better, do better, and return san francisco to its rightful place as the greatest city in the world. [applause] >> but mayor lurie also acknowledged the serious issues the city is facing, first

discussing the fentanyl crisis on the streets. the mayor saying he's declaring a state of emergency so he can take swift action and bypass red tape, including creating new options for police to help those struggling with addiction. >> i'm excited to announce that this spring, we will open the city's first 24 over seven police friendly drop off center. this will create better pathways to treatment and give police the authority to hold those who refuse help accountable. >> the city's chief of police said he was encouraged to hear a pledge to not reduce the number of officers for san francisco, and he said the mayor's plan for drop off centers will help get his officers back on patrol where they belong. >> having drop off centers that are expedient, that are quick, but people still get the help they need and they're not on the streets. that's that's a huge thing. >> the new mayor also recognized the financial realities the city is facing, with a projected $875

million budget shortfall. >> now, with the largest budget deficit in the history of our city, we can no longer hide from our fiscal reality. a problem of this magnitude requires us to make some painful decisions and rethink the way that we operate. >> newly sworn in supervisor danny sartor, who represents north beach, chinatown and fisherman's wharf, said the new board knows that it will have to work collaboratively with the new mayor. >> i think this is a moment of change. it's a moment of unity. i'm ready for it. i know that this board is ready to work collaboratively with the mayor. our challenges are too great to let those politics get in the way. >> frank jordan, who was mayor of san francisco in the 1990s despite any obstacles ahead. today is a day for hope, and i have a great faith and confidence in daniel lurie. >> i've seen his passion. i've seen his determination. i've seen his ability to be able to talk to people, to be a great listener. i expect great things entered this mayor's race, not as a politician. >> one of the words that came up

repeatedly as mayor lurie addressed the crowd today was accountability. he said he hopes to bring that spirit of accountability back to his office and back to city hall. claudine, back to you. >> all right. christien kafton reporting live. and i know it's a busy day, but it's not over yet. there's also a chinatown night market and community festival that gets underway in just about 15 minutes. thanks, kristen. >> well, bay area weather, of course. we had some strong winds around here last night into this morning, but the wind advisory has been allowed to expire. it's been a dry weather stretch as well, so looks like we're going to hold on to this dry forecast into the weekend as we check out. just kind of the contrast from northern california, southern california showing you up toward santa rosa. crescent city, 134 to 195% of average. compare that to southern california. lax since july 1st only 0.16. and that's only about about 4% of average. so that's a completely different story in southern california. and as a result, their fire season continues. and talking about

those extreme winds as well. here's the fire danger forecast model. this incorporates everything the wind, the relative humidity. and as you can see here there is some coverage. but look what happens though. as you can see this is 9:00 tonight. things scale back a bit. there's somewhat of a break. this is probably an opportunity for the fire crews tomorrow morning 7:00. the winds expected to pick up later in the day thursday. not like last night, but still it will complicate things. another challenge later thursday and into friday for us here in the bay area. take a look at the winds from this morning. mount saint helena, 68 miles an hour. the oakland hills at about 60 miles an hour. fairfield 40 miles an hour. as we check out the satellite here, the big view out in the pacific and see some clouds trying to move into northern california. but this is a sure sign of a dry weather stretch that will continue. and as far as the wind reports, thankfully they have backed off. so the wind advisory expired 10:00 this morning. right now, a calm wind in half moon bay and sfo, a westerly breeze at about ten miles per hour. san jose

right now 63. it's a mild afternoon heading into your evening hours. santa rosa 62. concord lower 60s. and here is our live cameras. you can see lots of clear skies. beautiful imagery right now, as you can see with the clear conditions as far as your weekend, it looks like this dry stretch will continue. we'll have more on that coming up in just a little bit. >> all right. thank you mark. well, still ahead, it's official. retired congresswoman barbara lee has thrown her hat into the race for mayor. more on why she says she ill brin a (humming) behold! a glorious round table pepperoni pizz... huh? ah. huh. well, behold the pepperoni and grilled chicken...? what the? (clears throat) behold, the pepperoni, grilled chicken and bacon pizza from round table! three magnificent toppings grilled chicken, pepperoni, and sizzling bacon. try it at round table pizza! rlin!

well, it is official. congresswoman barbara lee launched her campaign today to join the special election race for mayor of oakland. ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with lee minutes after she signed that paperwork at city hall and joins us live now with comments from her, as well as her main opponent, jana. claudine. congresswoman barbara lee told me that she had talked with a wide range of people before making this decision to run, and she is taking nothing for granted. meantime, former city council member lauren taylor, who narrowly lost to xiang tao, told me today that he plans to stay in the race. >> retired congresswoman barbara lee walked into oakland city hall wednesday afternoon as mayoral candidate barbara lee. >> supporters who have been urging her to enter the race for mayor, greeted her as she made her way to the city clerk's office to sign the official paperwork needed to launch her campaign. lee made the official announcement wednesday morning with a video post on social media.

>> i fought for oakland values. now it's time to bring that business and legislative experience home for an oakland renaissance. >> lee emerged from the clerk's office with a big smile. her decision finally made after months of deliberation. >> i've talked to labor, business, community activists. i've talked to members of the clergy, and the same issues keep coming up. and so i said, well, let's do this. and i'm very excited. >> lee comes with 15 years as a congresswoman for oakland. experience as a state legislator and as a staff member for congressman turned oakland mayor ron dellums. >> i love campaigns, and i'm going to fight hard in this campaign because i want to win. >> lee was greeted wednesday by interim mayor kevin jenkins, who was appointed by the city council on monday to serve through the special election on april 15th. lee's name recognition and long political career gives her a big edge in the race. >> i'm hoping that she'll be able to tap into resources in the county, state and especially the federal. it may not be easy,

but i know that she will be the best candidate. >> i am still committed to running this race for oakland. >> former city council member lauren taylor, who narrowly lost the mayoral race to xiang tao, says he's staying in the race. he was talking with constituents and says that he got phone calls wednesday urging him not to drop out. >> having someone like barbara lee in the race, it definitely brings more attention. she brings name recognition, but at the end of the day, we've got to solve oakland's problems. for oaklanders, it's not about, say, what may have happened in the halls of congress in d.c, where you're going back and forth on national and global issues. democrats versus republicans. >> and i think what's important for people to know is that i run campaigns based on the issues. no personal attacks. i don't run based on any kind of negativity. >> and as of 5 p.m. tonight, the clerk's office says a total of 16 people now have filed

paperwork to be candidates. some have not completed the process. possibly they might have been waiting to see whether lee would enter this race. all of the candidates must be verified by next friday, january 17th, and then the special election is around the corner on april 15th. reporting live jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. [music] well, our coverage of the deadly and devastating los angeles county fires continues after the break. and breaking news in the north bay, where four bodies have been found in a home in santa rosa. we'll have a live

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santa rosa police are inside of a home. police sayund they were called to monarch court near west third street. ktvu betty yu joins us now from that scene. and, betty, what's the latest? >> that's right. claudine, we're here on monarch court, and santa rosa police can confirm that they discovered four bodies inside a home located behind me. it's located just past that patrol car. you can see with the passenger door open at this time. and santa rosa police are saying that at this time, they are investigating this as a homicide. you can see there are several officers here on scene currently investigating and collecting evidence, and we expect them to do that throughout the night. at this time, authorities have not confirmed the cause of death,

but they've assured that there is no threat to public safety. police cannot say the identities of the victims at this time or their relationship, but i just spoke with the public information officer who said that this all began because they received a call from someone associated with the family and the residents inside the home around 3:00 today to do a welfare check. now, this is a quiet residential community. we're told this is for senior citizens from ages 55 and up. and we've seen a couple of neighbors out here this evening just observing this scene. but again, at this time we have limited information. so just to recap for you, santa rosa police say that four people have been found dead inside a home here on monarch court at this time. they don't have their cause of death and they are still actively investigating this scene. claudine. >> betty, have you been able to talk to the people who live in

and around there? if it's a senior community? i'm not sure how well they know the people who live in that home. >> you know, i was able to speak with a couple who just drove past this crime tape, and they said that they have lived here for some time about two houses away. and they were really surprised and said this was really shocking for their community. but he also noted that he really couldn't identify anyone in that home. he said he spends quite a bit of time at his residence and doesn't recall anyone coming or going from this residence. claudine. >> all right. still breaking and still some information to be found. we appreciate that. live report. thanks, betty. well, we also continue to follow the breaking news in southern california. multiple fires are now tearing across los angeles with devastating force, as residents make a desperate escape from burning homes through the flames. fox's william la jeunesse reports from malibu. >> well, the fires in southern california continue to grow, and that's after 1000 structures already destroyed. and that's a preliminary assessment. now we

are getting a better look at the damage here along pacific coast highway. now, normally this area is lined with homes, right. you can see the water right off there to the left. when we arrived here this morning, some were still standing now. more than a dozen have been destroyed. now we get a lot of wildfires in southern california. but in many ways, the fire that tore through the palisades was an urban fire, right? 30,000 evacuated some very dense neighborhoods, $10 million homes mixed in with apartments, condos and businesses. again, many of those now destroyed. they had to ground some helicopters last night around 8 p.m. because of the high winds. in fact, they had actually had a difficult time putting down retardant because the wind simply dissipated the water and the phos-chek. also, they lost water pressure. dwp has three large tanks of 1 million gallons each. those ran dry. firefighters had no water after 11 p.m. last night. now no fatalities in the fire. some injuries, however, from those who chose not to

evacuate. >> the congestion point, which looked like a war zone. there must have been at least 5075 cars pushed to the side, which we've seen images of. there's burning debris on the ground and, you know, fire hoses and blockages everywhere. >> and there are three large fires still burning in los angeles. you have the hearst fire that is north of los angeles. the valley fire, and of course, the eaton fire that's near pasadena. that one having 100 mile an hour winds burning about 2000 acres and 100 structures destroyed, including a nursing home that had to be evacuated. now, this is far from over. southern california gas cutting off gas to many customers. also edison cutting off power to 140,000, including 400,000 who have been warned they may lose power as well. then there's the question of rebuilding. many have lost their insurance, been canceled for their policies. they picked it up through the state, and many are working without insurance at

all. that's going to be difficult when you're looking at houses here that cost $10 million or more. and the same is true in the palisades. reporting from malibu, william la jeunesse, fox news. >> and take a look at this. this is from a passenger who captured this dramatic footage. and you can see the flames and the fire as. can you imagine just sitting in that plane and looking down. and that's the sight. you see those flames going across a neighborhood? the man who took the video said, this flight that was originally headed to the burbank airport had to end up being diverted to lax because obviously the fire impacting so much there. but really incredible video. when you look from above. and last night, a southwest airlines flight left oakland trying to get to burbank as well. and it had to be diverted back to oakland. and that was because of the high winds and that growing palisades fire. we talked with one of the people on board that flight. >> it was kind of hard to hear the pilot through all of like the bouncing and stuff. but

yeah, when they said, oh, we're going to try and land, but they couldn't land because of all the bumps it was. we had to go back up and circle a little bit. and then they. yeah. then they told us we had to go back to oakland. >> now some passengers also saw smoke and fire and helicopters flying around the fire. before that plane turned around. that flight had around 25 people on board. southwest had planned to rebook those people on a flight today if the winds allowed. [music] and still ahead tonight, the nation continues to pay its respects to former president jimmy carter. this is a live look at the capitol rotunda where he lies in state. we're going to have more on the proceedings, as well as details on the man allegedly arrested for trying to bring a weapon through the capitol building security. that's after

where thousands of mourners are paying tribute to former president jimmy carter as he lies in state inside the capitol rotunda. fox's rebecca castor has more from washington. >> former president jimmy carter lies in state for a final day ahead of his funeral service tomorrow at the national cathedral. all day, the capitol rotunda has been open for the public to pay respects to former president jimmy carter. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor

was among those paying tribute, along with the secretary of the navy and members of that branch who served with carter. they joined thousands of other mourners, some coming from across the country, to say goodbye to the 39th president. >> it was an amazing man who did amazing things. >> the rotunda will remain open to the public until thursday morning, when carter's casket is brought to the national cathedral for a state funeral. >> we're very honored that the administration and all of the security and patrols and federal agencies have come together to make sure he gets his final send off. >> all five living presidents are expected to attend the service. coming together for the first time since george h.w. bush's death in 2018, the service will feature eulogies from president biden as well as posthumous ones from carter's predecessor, president gerald ford, and carter's vice president, walter mondale. they will be read by their sons. >> so many people have come up to us and expressed this idea

that democrat or republican or wherever they're from, they have respect for the human being that my grandfather was. >> after the funeral, carter's family will board a special air mission 39 for his final journey back to georgia. in washington, rebecca castor, fox news. >> and there will be no regular mail delivery tomorrow in observation of the national day of mourning for former president jimmy carter. all post office locations will close, along with all federal departments and agencies, and there will be no trading on the new york stock exchange. well, capitol police are on high alert after a man was arrested for trying to bring a machete and knives into the capitol building's visitor center. it happened around 2 p.m. local time. officers say that police spotted the machete in the man's bag as it went through an x ray machine, and then he was arrested on charges of carrying a dangerous weapon. [music] now that the disappointing season for the 49ers is over, the fallout begins. two coaches

have already been let go. and today, head coach kyle shanahan and general manager john lynch speak out about what went wrong and what's next. [music] >> and barry, whether our strong winds from yesterday have backed off. and right now we have mostly clear skies, a mild weather pattern that will take us into the weekend. we'll

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sports world. the nhl postponed tonight's game between the l.a. kings and the calgary flames at crypto.com arena, and a new date for that game has not been set yet. but the league says it will announce one soon. and warriors head coach steve kerr says his 90 year old mother had to evacuate her home because of the palisades fire. he also said a member of the warriors players development staff lost his childhood home in the flames. other nba players are also affected by the devastation. clippers star kawhi leonard is currently away from the team to help his family evacuate, and lakers coach jj redick says his family was evacuated as well. and la's entertainment industry is also taking a hit. multiple hollywood premieres and events have been canceled, and the universal studios hollywood citywalk and six flags magic mountain theme parks are all closed due to these severe conditions. park officials said they will continue to assess the situation and could reopen tomorrow.

>> well, of course, we continue to keep an eye on the real strong winds in southern california. thankfully, they have backed off compared to last night into early this morning, but fire danger is still high in the red flag. warning continues for portions of southern california. so take a look. this is from the palisades fire earlier today. and all that smoke obviously generating an unhealthy air quality across parts of southern california. now the high wind warning that's going to expire actually in a few minutes at 6:00. so that's a nice development. the red flag warning actually will continue now until 6 p.m. friday. so we will see the winds pick up a bit thursday evening and into friday. so that will keep fire danger elevated down in southern california in los angeles county. showing you some of the current wind reports right now, ontario reporting gusts of 41 miles an hour out toward burbank. winds gusting out of the northeast at 24 miles an hour. here is the forecast model. and as you can see into tomorrow morning, this is let's see, seven 8:00. you'll notice it's still breezy. those strong winds are kind of focused up

here with those brighter colors. and the winds expected to develop later in the day, especially as we do move into a thursday evening. malibu hills could be around 25 to 30 miles an hour. so not like last night, but still the winds will be picking up and that'll be a challenge for the fire crews down in southern california. highs today here in the bay area. our winds backed off. it was a warm afternoon. 60s and some lower 70s out there. santa rosa 70 degrees. here is the satellite showing you a dry weather pattern that's here to stay for tomorrow and into the weekend. our current wind reports here. they have backed off a bit. you can see a lot of calm wind reports out toward novato, out toward oakland, a northerly breeze in concord, about five miles an hour. and some more reports here. the strongest winds, at least on these panels. sfo at about ten miles an hour, and san jose at about 12mph. current numbers out there. we are heading into a mild wednesday evening. santa rosa right now 62 san jose 63 degrees and concord in the lower 60s. here's our live camera

looking out toward san francisco bay. there's alcatraz front and center and also out toward the golden gate bridge. so with this offshore wind pattern, it's actually cleared everything out. so no clouds for us. and we're going to hold on to mostly clear skies, but some chilly conditions. first thing tomorrow morning. temperatures will be in the 30s and the 40s. so decreasing winds for us here in the bay area. and it's a mild to warm pattern that will take us into the weekend highs for tomorrow. lots of 60s and a few neighborhoods could be right around the 70 degree mark for your thursday afternoon. here's a look ahead. your five day, a little bit of a drop off in those numbers by friday. more sunshine into your weekend and the dry weather stretch will continue into the weekend and as we start off next week as well. so no sign of any rainfall just yet in the bay area forecast. we'll continue to keep an eye on those winds down in southern california. >> all right. thank you mark. well, the 40 niners have cleaned out their lockers. and now general manager john lynch and head coach kyle shanahan are reflecting on the team's disappointing season and

shedding some light on their next steps. and that includes plans for some key players and coaching positions. ktvu bailey o'carroll has that story. >> after finishing the 2024 season with a six and 11 record, the san francisco 49ers started the offseason by making changes, firing both their defensive and special teams coordinators. >> as hard as it is for me to come to this conclusion, but i feel there's some options out there that can end up being a better option in the situation that we're in for our team, and when really it comes down to that. >> both head coach kyle shanahan and gm john lynch are reflecting on what went wrong. and yes, there was a slew of injuries, but the locker room was also plagued by off the field tragedies. >> i will say that this season i've never had anything like it in terms of the amount, the severity, the unique circumstances, and i was proud of the way our team stuck together, had each other's backs. >> in august, during the preseason, rookie wide receiver ricky pearsall was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery. he survived.

>> it is unique. but when you go through it, i think it does make people a little bit closer and a little bit stronger for going through some of those moments. >> in late october, now, free agent cornerback charvarius ward announced the death of his one year old daughter amani, posting these pictures of the two of them to his instagram and all-pro left tackle trent williams and his wife sandra's son stillborn in late november, his twin died earlier in the pregnancy. >> when you watch people really grieve and things like that, it's you realize that's the hardest thing all humans have to deal with. but then to watch people who are grieving so badly and still have to come into a room and then go perform high level, which is a whole different type of pressure. >> while the level of impact tragedies like this have will never be able to be measured, they happen to everyone. even professional athletes. >> that stuff is hard. and you watch guys go through it and it's, you know, you don't like to watch anyone go through something tragic, but you really watch how impressive people can

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is threatening the midwest and northern plains with a deep freeze followed by snow and rain. fox's haley meyer has more from nashville. >> plenty of people are shivering in the south as the polar vortex sent temperatures plunging from the midwest to the southern plains. this is a new storm system, different from the one that just brought snow and freezing temperatures to much of the eastern u.s. it's centered over northern texas, threatening to dump snow and rain on the surrounding area over the coming days. >> take the time to prepare now, as we've seen, and probably will continue to see, the conditions can change quickly, and the lone star state road crews are already out in force. >> pretreating highways with salt and brine trying to stay

ahead of the storm. >> that's going to help us. if all goes as expected, give us a little bit of an advantage of the ice preventing it from sticking to the roadway. >> initially, cold weather advisories are now in effect along the gulf coast, with wind chill temperatures reaching as low as the single digits in some areas. it's all part of the polar vortex of cold air that usually spins around the north pole. but this week it's been sucked down into the u.s. and is still moving south. >> we really expect this to be more of a prolonged stretch of well below historical average temperatures. we're talking about 12 to 25 degrees below historical average. >> folks throughout the area are now bundling up and getting ready for the deep freeze, with up to a little over half a foot of snow expected by thursday. >> it's time to bring out those winter jackets. >> hopefully they'll have the roads all cleaned up. >> stay at home if you can stay at home here in tennessee, they're expecting as much as 2 to 7in of snow, with temperatures finally climbing above freezing by the end of the weekend. >> in nashville, i'm haley meyer, fox news.

>> next at six. breaking news out of santa rosa. four people found dead right inside a home. we're going to have the very latest in a live report from the scene coming up. also devastation in los angeles. five people dead, hundreds of homes destroyed after a massive firestorm blows through cities, leveling entire neighborhoods. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at six. >> having this type of, you know, gale force winds pushing the fire makes it almost impossible for us to defend a home. so the main priority right now for us is actually rescuing and protecting lives. >> firefighters saving lives in southern california. good evening everyone. i'm mike mibach. we begin with the breaking news out of los angeles county firefighters down south, giving us an update here in the last couple of hours as we give you a live picture down at one of the fires right now, you can see the ladder truck up, putting water on what is a b of a branch. officials giving that update again just a couple hours ago, saying five pe